Hijacked oil tanker with 22 Indians on board released

HIGHLIGHTS

The Panamanian-flagged vessel, called “Marine Express”, was earlier reported missing off the Benin coast

The vessel is owned by Ocean Transit Carrier SA, a Japanese company

There are 22 Indian sailors on board the vessel; they were appointed by Anglo Eastern Shipping

NEW DELHI: Pirates today freed an oil tanker with 22 Indians on board that they had hijacked in West Africa on February 1.

The Panamanian-flagged vessel, called “Marine Express”, was earlier reported missing off the Benin coast in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. The vessel is owned by Ocean Transit Carrier SA, a Japanese company. The 22 sailors were appointed on the ship by Anglo-Eastern Shipping, a Hong Kong firm.